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Jakeem

Boy

Meaning of Jakeem: Arabic: 'rising' or 'elevated'

Jakeem is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 5077th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025.

US rank 2025

#5077

18 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

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Fewer than 3 babies or unlisted

US babies since 1880

1,160

First recorded 1980 · peak 2002

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 6 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 10 babies1989: 19 babies1990: 19 babies19901991: 29 babies1992: 36 babies1993: 20 babies1994: 25 babies1995: 20 babies1996: 29 babies1997: 31 babies1998: 32 babies1999: 32 babies2000: 30 babies20002001: 51 babies2002: 59 babies2003: 35 babies2004: 28 babies2005: 37 babies2006: 28 babies2007: 35 babies2008: 33 babies2009: 27 babies2010: 30 babies20102011: 27 babies2012: 32 babies2013: 31 babies2014: 31 babies2015: 38 babies2016: 28 babies2017: 39 babies2018: 36 babies2019: 27 babies2020: 33 babies20202021: 29 babies2022: 23 babies2023: 29 babies2024: 32 babies2025: 18 babies
US babies named Jakeem per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 59.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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